Selkirk Fine Woodworking year-end show in Nelson

A student of the Selkirk College Fine Woodworking Program fine-tuning his project.

The students of Fine Woodworking at Selkirk College invite the public to their 2013 Year End Show, May 24th to 26th at the Nelson Trading Company building at 402 Baker Street in Nelson.

The show will include student projects made over the past year including unique and innovative examples of tables, cabinets and other woodworks. Students will be on hand throughout the weekend to answer questions about their work and talk about their experiences in the program. Come celebrate and witness the efforts of these developing craftspeople.

The show will be held on Friday, May 24th (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.), Saturday May 25th (9:00 am – 5:00 pm) and Sunday the 26th (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) There will be an opening reception on the Friday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Everyone is invited to celebrate and enjoy live music and refreshments.

About Selkirk's Fine Woodworking program

Selkirk College Fine Woodworking is a unique program where students learn both the creative and the technical skills required to pursue a career in design and fine furniture making. The program boasts many former graduates working as professional craftspeople.

With an ecological approach to forest land management, this nationally accredited environmental science diploma offers an equally balanced schedule of class time and field studies covering subject areas in applied ecology, planning, regeneration, inventory, hydrology, habitat and forest protection. Co-operative education opportunities are available for this program.